Thanksgiving Parade

Annual Thanksgiving Parade to be held November 18, 2006 

Silver Spring's local holiday tradition will return on Saturday, November 18, when the ninth annual Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade steps off from Sligo and Georgia Avenues at 9:30 a.m. 

Stay tuned.  Details to come.

Route & Parking Information

This year’s route will take the parade from Sligo Avenue, north on Georgia, right onto Ellsworth Drive, past the reviewing stand and ending at Cedar Lane. The northbound lanes of Georgia Avenue, from East-West Highway to Colesville Road will close at 7 a.m. and re-open after the conclusion of the parade at about 1 p.m.

Free parking will be available in the public garages throughout the downtown area -- such as the Wayne Avenue Garage and the Town Square Garage on Ellsworth (access from Ellsworth at Cedar or the Roeder Road entrance); the public garage at the corner of Spring Street and Colesville Road; and the Bonifant Street Garage near Discovery -- or at any of the public lots in the downtown area. Organizers urge parade goers to take the Metro/Red Line to the Silver Spring station, just west of Georgia Ave., behind the Discovery building.

The public parking garage at Sligo Avenue and Fenton Street will close at 2 a.m. Saturday morning to accommodate the formation of the parade. The Gateway Plaza lot at Colesville and Georgia will close at 7 a.m.

For more information on the parade, call 301-565-7300 or visit www.silversprUng.com

Click here to download the Application to participate in the Thanksgiving Parade